LatAm in Focus: President-elect Nayib Bukele on His Plans for El Salvador

Thursday, May 9, 2019

At COA's Washington Conference on the Americas, CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera talked with the 37-year-old leader about immigration, foreign policy, and job creation.  ... Read More

NPR: Eric Farnsworth, "It's the Military That Holds the Key to the Future of Venezuela"

Wednesday, May 1, 2019  |  NPR's Morning Edition

"It’s a real gallery of authoritarian countries that have lined up in support of Mr. Maduro," said the AS/COA vice president on Morning Edition. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Meet Cuba's Emerging Artist, Cimafunk

Wednesday, April 24, 2019  |  Elizabeth Gonzalez

The Afro-Cuban musician described the evolution of his music from Pinar del Rio to Havana, and from Paris to New York. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Ambassador Feeley on Daniel Ortega's Flagging Grip on Nicaragua

Thursday, April 18, 2019  |  Holly K. Sonneland

A year after civil unrest broke out in the Central American country, the former U.S. ambassador explains why Nicaragua needs international attention. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Jair Bolsonaro's First 100 Days

Thursday, April 4, 2019  |  Elizabeth Gonzalez

Running as an outsider and governing as one are two different things. We take stock of the Brazilian president’s performance so far with AS/COA experts Brian Winter and Roberto Simon. ... Read More

VOA: Eric Farnsworth on the Latest Developments in Venezuela

Friday, March 29, 2019  |  Voice of America

"The rate of poverty today is higher than when Hugo Chávez first came to power," said the AS/COA vice president on Voice of America's Encounter podcast. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Sizing Up the Start of AMLO's Presidency

Thursday, March 7, 2019  |  Carin Zissis

“For AMLO, democracy started with him,” says CIDE’s Carlos Bravo Regidor in this podcast exploring the big issues that marked the first 100 days of Mexico’s López Obrador in office. ... Read More

VOA: AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on Venezuela, "China Is a Wild Card"

Tuesday, March 5, 2019  |  Voice of America (VOA)

"[The military] have the guns and the ability to influence who is actually able to exercise power," said the AS/COA vice president regarding Venezuela on this VOA podcast.  ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Can Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Get What He Wants?

Tuesday, February 26, 2019  |  Luisa Leme

FGV’s Carlos Pereira explains the rules of negotiation and the president’s ability to pass legislation such as pension reform.  ... Read More